Lessons from Nearly 40 Years in Fitness with Joy Flint

About this episode

Bex interviews Joy Flint about her nearly 40 years in the fitness industry and the importance of building genuine relationships in coaching.

In this episode, Bex is joined by Joy Flint - gym owner, IFBB competitor, coach, and mentor - to explore what it really means to build a life, not just a business, in the fitness industry. Joy shares what's changed across nearly four decades in the industry, why she believes coaching has gotten too fluffy, and how staying connected to your "why" is what separates the coaches who last from the ones who don't. Together they discuss why retention comes down to genuine relationships, how to trai...

People in this episode

Host: Bex

Guest: Joy Flint

Topics covered

• fitness industry
• coaching
• business
• relationships
• retention

Keywords

• fitness
• coaching
• gym owner
• mentorship
• retention
• relationships
• industry changes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IFBB

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